Steering Committee | Functionaries | Members

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Achuo, Enow A. Programme Specialist for Biological Sciences, International Council for Science ICSU, Regional Office of Africa, South-Africa, email a.enow(at)icsu-africa.org

ForHealth Task Force Steering Committee member
expertise: crop production and protection

Adekunle, Michael Femi, Dr., Department of Forestry and Wildlife Management, College of Environmental Resources Management, University Of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria, email adekunlefm(at)yahoo.com

expertise: forest resources economics and management

Alves, Susana, Research Associate, Edinburgh College of Art, OPENspace Research Centre, email s.alves(at)eca.ac.uk

expertise: older people & outdoor spaces

Ardayfio-Schandorf, Elizabeth, Professor, University of Ghana, Ghana, email ardayfel(at)ug.edu.gh

ForHealth Task Force Steering Committee member, IUFRO Unit 6.08 Deputy coordinator
expertise: geography, environmental resource utilization, gender

Ayoola Emmanuel Akinniyi, Forest Officer, Tropical Forest Network, email tropicalforest2006(at)yahoo.ca

expertise: forest products

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Barstad, Johan, Researcher, Møre research Volda, Norway, email jb(at)hivolda.no

ForHealth Task Force Steering Committee member
expertise: rural development, communicative planning

Bell, Simon, Director, OPENspace Research Centre, Edinburgh College of Art, UK, email s.bell(at)eca.ac.uk

expertise: forestry, landscape architecture, social science

Bradbear, Nicola, Director, Bees for Development, email nicolabradbear(at)beesfordevelopment.org

expertise: role of bees and beekeeping within forests for biodiversity and livelhoods

Burls, Ambra, Education and Research Consultant, Ecodemia Ltd, Writtle College, Anglia Ruskin University, Great Britain, email a.burls(at)btopenworld.com

expertise: health, therapy, green spaces, ecotherapy

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Cesario, Manuel, Professor, University of Franca, Brazil, email manuel.cesario(at)uol.com.br

ForHealth Task Force Steering Committee member
expertise: global environmental change and human health

Chang, Yu Shyun, Ph.D., Senior Research Officer, Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM), email changys(at)frim.gov.my

expertise: ethnomycology, medicinal and edible mushrooms and documentation of medicinal and aromatic plants

Colfer, Carol, Scientist, Center for International Forestry Research CIFOR, Indonesia, email c.colfer(at)cgiar.org

ForHealth Task Force Steering Committee member

Curl, Sherry, Forest Consultant, Iceland Forest Service, email sherry(at)skogur.is

expertise: Non-timber forest resources

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de Vries, Sjerp, Senior Social Scientist, Alterra, Green World Research, Netherlands, email sjerp.devries(at)wur.nl

expertise: environmental psychology/human geography

Dolling, Ann, Associate professor, Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management, SLU, Umeå, Sweden, email Ann.Dolling(at)svek.slu.se

expertise: director of the reasearch programme "Forest and Human Health"

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Follér, Maj-Lis, Ph.D., Associate Professor in human ecology and human health, University of Gothenborg, School of Global Studies, Sweden, email majlis.foller(at)globalstudies.gu.se

expertise: environmental changes and human health among indigenous peoples in the Amazon (mainly Brazil and Peru)

Froede, Alexander, Natural Resource Management Advisor, German Development Service Harare, email alexander.froede(at)gmx.eu

expertise: HIV/AIDS and forests, medicinal Plants

Furuberg, Ann Merete, Dr., Headmark University College, Norway, email merete.furuberg(at)hedmark.org

expertise: forest + mental and physical health courses

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Gallis, Christos, Dr., Researcher, Forest Research Insitute, Greece, email cgalis(at)fri.gr

Gan, Jianbang, Associate Professor, Department of Ecosystem Science and Management, Texas A&M University, USA, email j-gan(at)tamu.edu

expertise: economics and policy

Gerhardt, Karin, Senior programme officer, Swedish Insternational Biodiversity Programme, email karin.gerhardt(at)cbm.slu.se

expertise: biodiversity-human health links in development cooperation

Gobster, Paul H. Research Social Scientist, USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station, USA, email pgobster(at)fs.fed.us

Guerra, Fernando, Researcher, Universidad Católica del Maule, Talca, Chile, email fguerra(at)ucm.cl

expertise: Forest tree biotechnology

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Hartig, Terry, Associate Professor, Institute for Housing and Urban Research, Uppsala University, Sweden, email terry.hartig@ibf.uu.se

expertise: environmental psychology

Henttonen, Heikki, Professor, Finnish Forest Research Institute, Finland, email heikki.henttonen(at)metla.fi

expertise: rodent-born diseases and parasites, hantaviruses

Hermansen, Ebbe, consultant, email hermansen.ebbe(at)gmail.com

expertise: forestry

Hine, Rachel, Senior Research Officer, University of Essex, UK, email rehine(at)essex.ac.uk

expertise: green exercise, care farming, multifunctionality of land, sustainable agriculture

Holmbom, Bjarne, Professor, Forest Products Chemistry, Åbo Akademi University, Finland, email bjarne.holmbom(at)abo.fi

expertise: wood chemistry, extractives, biochemical effects

Hutchings, Tony, Head of Land Regeneration and Urban Greenspace Research, Forest Research, UK, email tony.hutchings(at)forestry.gsi.gov.uk

expertise: land regeneration to green-end use to maximise benefits

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Kantola, Marjatta, Head of the laboratory, Finnish Forest Resarch Institute, email marjatta.kantola(at)metla.fi

expertise: analytical chemistry, trace elemennts in human health

Karjalainen, Eeva, Research Advisor, Researcher, Finnish Forest Research Institute, email eeva.karjalainen(at)metla.fi

ForHealth Task Force correspondence
expertise: forest landscape preferences

Kauhanen, Erkki, Head of Communications, Finnish Forest Research Institute, email erkki.kauhanen(at)metla.fi

ForHealth Task Force communications and this netsite, postmaster

Khan, Merajuddin, Dr, Division of wood chemistry and Microbiology, Korea Forest Research Institute, email mdk_cimap(at)yahoo.com

Kim, Ki Weon, Prof., Department of Forest Resources, Kookmin Univ., Seoul, S-Korea, email kwkim(at)kookmin.ac.kr

expertise: forest aesthetics

Kishi, Misa, MD, DrPH, Senior Environmental Health Specialist, JSI Research and Training, USA, email mkishi(at)jsi.com

Kiffner, Christian, PhD candidate, Department of Forest Zoology and Forest Conservation incl. Wildlife Biology and Game Management, Büsgen-Institute, Georg-August-University of Göttingen, Germany, email ckiffne(at)gwdg.de

expertise: arthropode-borne virus diseases and their relation to forest-dwelling hosts (rodents and deer)

Kopperoinen, Leena, Senior Scientist, Finnish Environment Institute, email leena.kopperoinen(at)ymparisto.fi

expertise: outdoor recreation opportunities, recreation areas, trails, GIS, land use

Koroleva, Elena, Ass. Prof, supervisor, Moscow State Lomonosov University, Russia, email koroleva(at)cs.msu.su

expertise: ecology, human health, biomonitoring

Korpela, Kalevi, University of Tampere, Finland, email kalevi.korpela(at)uta.fi

expertise: environmental psychology, favorite places and well-being, restorative environments

Kretsch, Conor, Director, COHAB Initiative (Co-Operation On Health And Biodiversity), Ireland, email conor(at)cohabnet.org

ForHealth Task Force Steering Committee member
expertise: health and biodiversity

Kruger, Linda, Communities and Forest Environments Team, Pacific Northwest Research Station, USDA Forest Service, USA, email lkruger(at)fs.fed.us

Kuo, Frances E. University of Illinois, USA, email fekuo(at)uiuc.edu

expertise: impacts of trees and greenpace on Attention Deficit Heperactivity Disorder symptoms and other indicators of mental health

Kvasnicka, Tomas, President of Czech Moutainbiking Association (CeMBA), email tomas.kvasnicka(at)cemba.cz

expertise: sociology of outdoor recreation, outdoor recreation policy

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Lafortezza, Raffaele, Associate Researcher, University of Bari, Italy, email r.lafortezza(at)agr.uniba.it

expertise: landscape ecological planning and design, forest landscapes, urban forests, GIS spatial analysis and remote sensing applications

Li, Qing, MD, PhD, Senior Assistant Professor, Nippon Medical School, Japan, email qing-li(at)nms.ac.jp

ForHealth Task Force Steering Committee member
expertise: environmental immunology, immunotoxicology, genotoxicology

Lopez, Pascal, Dr, Consultant, ECO Consult, email pascal.lopez(at)eco-consult.com

expertise: natural resource management, project management, HIV/AIDS

Lundell, Ylva, PhD, Researcher, SLU (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences), Sweden, email Ylva.Lundell(at)sek.slu.se

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Magar, Surya Bahadur, Postgraduate student, Faculty of Forest Sciences, University of Joensuu, email magar(at)cc.joensuu.fi

expertise: forestry, bioenergy trade in the EU, market integration, social survey

Mahmood, Abu Rushed Jamil, Lecturer, Institute of Forestry and Environmental Sciences, University of Chittagong, Bangladesh, email ifescu(at)gmail.com

ForHealth Task Force Steering Committee member, expertise: forests and human well-being, criteria & indicators for SFM, co-management

Masalin, Heikki, Managing Director, CIM Creative Industries Management Ltd, email heikki.masalin(at)cimfunds.com

expertise: finance and development of creative industries

Matilainen, Anne, project manager/researcher, University of Helsinki, Ruralia Institute, Finland, email anne.matilainen(at)helsinki.fi

expertise: non-wood forest products and services

Matuzzi, Marco, PhD, World Health Organization WHO, European Centre for Environment and Health, Italy, email mam(at)ecr.euro.who.int

Mendoza, Christopher, Owner/Manager, Forest Conservation & Resortation, ARC Consultants, email chrismendoza117(at)hotmail.com

expertise: conservation biologist

Meza, Tashkin, CODESURU, Equador, email murupuma(at)hotmail.com

Miyazaki, Yoshifumi, Professor, Chiba National University, Japan, email ymiyazaki(at)faculty.chiba-u.jp

ForHealth Task Force Steering Committee member

Moffat, Andy, Head of Environment and Human Sciences, Forest Research, UK, email andy.moffat(at)forestry.gsi.gov.uk

Muktadir, Hossain, Sector Specialist (Forestry) & Coordinator, Agriculture Development Programme BRAC, Afghanistan, email muktadir_brac(at)yahoo.com

expertise: Project Management in Forestry, Livelihood and Natural Resource Management

Mukul, Sharif Ahmed, Research Fellow, Department of Forestry and Environmental Science, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh, email sharif_a_mukul(at)yahoo.com

expertise: Biodiversity conservation, Protected area and natural resource management, ethnoforestry, ecology, NTFPs, rural forest dependent livelihoods

Mulholland, Dulcie, Professor of Biological Chemistry, University of Surrey, UK, email d.mulholland(at)surrey.ac.uk

expertise: natural products chemist, medicinally used plants

Mushongahande, Member, Research Coordinator, Zimbabwe Forestry Commission, Research and Training Division, email mmember(at)frchigh.co.zw

expertise: biology and ecology of edible insects in Southern Africa

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Nieminen, Tiina, Researcher, Finnish Forest Research Institute, Finland, email tiina.nieminen(at)metla.fi

expertise: trace element cycling in forests

Nor Azah, Mohamad Ali, Programme Head, Herbal Product Development Programme, Medicinal Plants Division, Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM), email norazah(at)frim.gov.my

expertise: natural products chemistry

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O'Brien, Elizabeth, Social Researcher, Forest Research, UK, email liz.obrien(at)forestry.gsi.gov.uk

expertise: social research with a particular focus on health and well-being and education

Ode, Åsa, Researcher, Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, email asa.ode(at)ltj.slu.se

expertise: landscape analysis, accessibility, urban forest

Ondrejka, Oliver, Student, pro-mente Akademie Wien, Austria, email oliver.ondrejka(at)chello.at

expertise: Dipl. Sportlehrer, Mental Trainer, Psychotherapie i.A.

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Park Bum Jin, Ph.D.(Forestry), Chiba National University, Japan, email fm03park(at)gmail.com

Parrotta, John, Research Program Leader, U.S. Forest Service, USA, email jparrotta(at)fs.fed.us

ForHealth Task Force Steering Committee member

Peacock, Jo, Senior Research Officer, University of Essex, UK, email jlpeac(at)essex.ac.uk

expertise: leading researcher of the Green Exercise Programme

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Quine, Chris, Head of Ecology Division, Forest Research, UK, email chris.quine(at)forestry.gsi.gov.uk

expertise: inter-disciplinary research

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Raitio, Hannu, Professor, Director General of the Finnish Forest Research Institute, email hannu.raitio(at)metla.fi

ForHealth Task Force Coordinator

Ramiscal Roble, Maria Nanette, Columbia University, email mr538(at)columbia.edu

expertise: health care, nursing, sociomedical sciences

Rana, Parvez, M.Sc Student, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, email parvez_200207(at)yahoo.com

expertise: Biodiversity Conservation

Ranta, Hanna, Dr, researcher, senior lecturer, Aerobiology Unit, Biology Department, University of Turku, Finland, email hanranta(at)utu.fi

expertise: reproduction of forest trees, production and health effects of pollen

Rappold, Georg, Dr., Forest Policy Officer, Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management, Austria, email georg.rappold(at)lebensministerium.at

expertise: National and International Forest Policy

Rasadah, Mat Ali, Director of Medicinal Plants Programme, Forest Research Institute Malaysia, email rasadah(at)frim.gov.my

expertise: R&D on the medicinal plants and herbs

Rousi, Matti, Researcher, the Finnish Forest Research Institute, email matti.rousi(at)metla.fi

ForHealth Task Force Deputy Coordinator
expertise: biotic and abiotic resistance

Rugalema, Gabriel, Senior Officer, Gender and Population Division, FAO, Italy, email Gabriel.Rugalema(at)fao.org

ForHealth Task Force Steering Committee member
expertise: HIV/AIDS and forestry

Rühe, Ferdinand, Head of the Wildlife Biology and Game Management Team, Department of Forest Zoology and Forest Conservation Büsgen-Institute, Georg-August-University of Göttingen, Germany, email fruehe(at)gwdg.de

expertise: arthropode-borne virus diseases and their relation to forest-dwelling hosts (rodents and deer)

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Sanesi, Giovanni, University of Bari, Italy, email sanesi(at)agr.uniba.it

Sangster, Marcus, Head of Social and Land Use Research, Forestry Commission, UK, email marcus.sangster(at)forestry.gsi.gov.uk

ForHealth Task Force Steering Committee member

Sarjala, Tytti, Senior Researcher, Finnish Forest Research Institute, email tytti.sarjala(at)metla.fi

expertise: fungi, plant polyamines, tree physiology

Schantz, Peter, Dr Med Sc, Associate Professor, The Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences, Sweden, email peter.schantz(at)gih.se

expertise: physical activity, green space/environment, public health

Scher, Stanley, University of Berkeley, USA, email shscher(at)berkeley.edu

Schuetz, Stefan, professor, University Goettingen, Germany, email stefan.schuetz(at)forst.uni-goettingen.de

expertise: volatile organic compounds, odourants

Selin, Steve, Professor, West Virginia University, Division of Forestry & Natural Resources, USA, email sselin(at)wvu.edu

ForHealth Task Force Steering Committee member
expertise: human dimensions, restorative effects of forest recreation

Semenzato, Paolo, Associate professor, University of Padua, Italy, email paolo.semenzato(at)unipd.it

expertise: urban forestry

Shin, Joon Hwan, Assistant Director General, Korean Forest Research Institute, email kecology(at)foa.go.kr

Shin, Won Sop, Professor of Social Forestry, School of Forest Resources, Chungbuk National University, email wonsop.shin(at)gmail.com

Shivanna, H, Professor, UAS, College of Forestry, Sirsi Uttar Kannada Karnataka, India, email hshivanna100(at)rediffmail.com

expertise: Multipurpose shelterbelts in dry low rain fall areas

Simpson, James, Lecturer, ÅF Språk och Turism Institutet, Parainen, Finland, email james.simpson(at)folkis.fi

expertise: outdoor educator, writing thesis on outdoor walking and learning

Smith Olsen, Carsten, Associate Professor, University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Life Sciences, Forest & Landscape, Denmark, email cso(at)life.ku.dk

Deputy Coordinator of IUFRO 5.11.02 – Medicinal forest products
expertise: Economics, policy, forestry, socio-economic aspects of medicinal plant utilisation

Sonwa, Denis, Agro-Ecologist, STCP/IITA (International Institute of Tropical Agriculture), Cameroon, email desonwa(at)yahoo.com

Sudhindra, Naik, T., Professor, Head of Deptartment of Forest Biology and Tree Improvement, College of Forestry, Karnataka, India, email naiksudhindra(at)gmail.com

expertise: diversity of fungi, fungal diseases of forest crops, biological control of tree diseases

Surendra, P., Scientist (GPB), ARS (Paddy), Sirsi, UASD, email PSurendra63(at)gmail.com

expertise: Teak Improvement and Rice Breeding

Syngollitou, Efthymia, Professor of Environmental Psychology, Department of Psychology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, email syngo(at)psy.auth.gr

expertise: the impact of physical and built environment on the behavior

Söderlund, Tom, Volunteer, Sādhana Forest, Auroville, Tamil Nadu, India, email t-om(at)iki.fi

expertise: practical aspects of turning a man-made desert back into a native wild forest

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Thalmann Suter, Claire-Lise, Scientific advisor, Swiss Federal Office for the Environment FOEN, Forest Division, email claire-lise.suter(at)bafu.admin.ch

expertise: social aspects on forests eg. leisure activities, recreation

Tsunetsugu, Yuko, Researcher, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Japan, email yukot(at)ffpri.affrc.go.jp

expertise: forest products, physiological anthropology, ergonomics

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van Zon, Ronald, consultant, Van Zon Consulting, email rpvanzon(at)planet.nl

expertise: nature and health

Virtanen, Vesa, Director, University of Oulu, Laboratory of Biotechnology, Finland, email vesa.virtanen(at)oulu.fi

ForHealth Task Force Steering Committee member, expertise: health promoting compounds, functional food

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Wang, Cheng, professor, Chinese Academy of Forestry, China, email Wangcheng(at)caf.ac.cn

expertise: urban forestry

Westphal, Joanne M. Professor, Michigan State University, USA, email westphal(at)msu.edu

expertise: medicine and landscape design

Wilhelm Stanis, Sonja A., Graduate Research Assistant, Doctoral Candidate, University of Minnesota, USA, email wilh0065(at)umn.edu

expertise: psychophysiological aspects of outdoor recreation

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Zuhud, Ervizal, Dr, Lecturer and researcher, Bogor Agricultural University, Indonesia, email ervizal_amzu(at)yahoo.com

expertise: Conservation of tropical forest medicinal plants, ethnobotany and plant ecology

Zuraida, PhD student, Researcher, Coordinator of Forest Biopharmaca Research in Indonesia, Center for Plantation Forest Research and Development, Forest Research Development Agency, Ministry of Forestry, Indonesia, email zuraidaus21(at)gmail.com

expertise: Medicinal plants in tropical forest, ethnobotany, ethnopharmacology

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